Asst. Prof. MERT YAVAŞCA

Born in Çanakkale/Turkiye in 1983.
Artist and academician Mert Yavaşca completed his bachelor degree at Eskişehir Anadolu University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Printmaking, his master's degree at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Painting and his proficiency in art at Izmir Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Painting / Cardiff School of Art and Design. The artist, who concentrated his graduate education on modern and contemporary Turkish painting art within the framework of his art history researches, worked with Prof. Atilla Atar, Prof. Hayri Esmer, Prof. Mümtaz Sağlam, Prof. Gülay Yaşar Sağlam and Prof. Dr. Simber Atay.
The artist, who continues his studies with the title of Assist Prof Dr at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, is the founder of the independent art initiative SHELTER Artists Run Space.
The artist, who has participated in exhibitions as a curator and artist in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Sweden, Greece and Portugal, continues to work on art history and painting art in the Middle East and Turkey, as well as digital art, cybernetics and art povera.
He is one of the founders of SHELTER Artist Run Space, an independent art initiative that continues its activities in Lisbon.